--- title: Gitathuru description: Stay updated on the latest successes and community activities at MOHI's Gitathuru Center in this Term 2, 2026 update. image: https://blog.mohiafrica.org/hubfs/post-heaad.png --- [For sponsors](https://mohiafrica.org/sponsor-resources/) [For partners](https://mohiafrica.org/partner-resources) [Login/Logout](https://give.mohiafrica.org/login) [My account](https://give.mohiafrica.org/account) [Cart](https://give.mohiafrica.org/shoppingcart) [![](https://blog.mohiafrica.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MOHI_March2023%20Theme/images/mohi-logo.svg) ![](https://blog.mohiafrica.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MOHI_March2023%20Theme/images/mohi-footer-logo.svg)](https://mohiafrica.org/) - Sponsor a child - [Search for a Child](http://give.mohiafrica.org/sponsor-a-child) - [Why Sponsor a Child?](http://give.mohiafrica.org/sponsor) - [Sponsor Resources](https://mohiafrica.org/sponsor-resources) - Ways to give - [Meet Critical Needs](https://give.mohiafrica.org/criticalneeds) - [Support a Project](https://give.mohiafrica.org/category/projects) - [Send a Gift](http://mohiafrica.org/send-a-message-or-gift) - [Other Ways to Give](http://mohiafrica.org/other-ways-to-give) - [Financial Integrity](http://mohiafrica.org/financial-integrity) - Get involved - [Donate](https://give.mohiafrica.org) - [Sponsor a Child](http://give.mohiafrica.org/sponsor-a-child) - [Get the Mobile App](https://mohiafrica.org/mobile-app) - [Mission Trips](http://mohiafrica.org/mission-trips) - [Vision Trips](https://mohiafrica.org/vision-trips) - [Become a Partner](http://mohiafrica.org/partner) - About - [Overview](http://mohiafrica.org/about) - [Who We Are](http://mohiafrica.org/who-we-are) - [What We Do](http://mohiafrica.org/what-we-do) - [Where We Serve](http://mohiafrica.org/where-we-serve) - [FAQs](https://mohiafrica.org/knowledge-base/) - [Blog](https://blog.mohiafrica.org) - [Give now](https://give.mohiafrica.org) - Sponsor a child - [Search for a Child](http://give.mohiafrica.org/sponsor-a-child) - [Why Sponsor a Child?](http://give.mohiafrica.org/sponsor) - [Sponsor Resources](https://mohiafrica.org/sponsor-resources) - Ways to give - [Meet Critical Needs](https://give.mohiafrica.org/criticalneeds) - [Support a Project](https://give.mohiafrica.org/category/projects) - [Send a Gift](http://mohiafrica.org/send-a-message-or-gift) - [Other Ways to Give](http://mohiafrica.org/other-ways-to-give) - [Financial Integrity](http://mohiafrica.org/financial-integrity) - Get involved - [Donate](https://give.mohiafrica.org) - [Sponsor a Child](http://give.mohiafrica.org/sponsor-a-child) - [Get the Mobile App](https://mohiafrica.org/mobile-app) - [Mission Trips](http://mohiafrica.org/mission-trips) - [Vision Trips](https://mohiafrica.org/vision-trips) - [Become a Partner](http://mohiafrica.org/partner) - About - [Overview](http://mohiafrica.org/about) - [Who We Are](http://mohiafrica.org/who-we-are) - [What We Do](http://mohiafrica.org/what-we-do) - [Where We Serve](http://mohiafrica.org/where-we-serve) - [FAQs](https://mohiafrica.org/knowledge-base/) - [Blog](https://blog.mohiafrica.org) - [Give now](https://give.mohiafrica.org) [For sponsors](https://mohiafrica.org/sponsor-resources/) [For partners](https://mohiafrica.org/partner-resources) [Login/Logout](https://give.mohiafrica.org/login) [My account](https://give.mohiafrica.org/account) [Cart](https://give.mohiafrica.org/shoppingcart) # Gitathuru Community Update - Term 2, 2026 ![\Gitathuru\](https://blog.mohiafrica.org/hubfs/post-heaad.png) Greetings from Gitathuru! Greetings from Gitathuru Center. We thank God for seeing us through the second term, and we are excited to share with you some of the term highlights. Doreen Ongachi, Head Teacher, Gitathuru   ![Pencil - Primary Blue - Icon 2-1](https://blog.mohiafrica.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Icons/Pencil%20-%20Primary%20Blue%20-%20Icon%202-1.png?width=883&height=889&name=Pencil%20-%20Primary%20Blue%20-%20Icon%202-1.png) ### School Highlights - Our preschool students won the MOHI preschool competition held at MOHI’s Baba Dogo School. We are proud of their participation and achievement. - At Career Day, Grade 9 students and parents received guidance on academic pathways and expectations. Students also explored the new process for selecting senior schools. - The Spiritual Development team led staff training, guidance, and counseling sessions on mental health and self-care. Staff appreciated the opportunity to learn ways to support their well-being. ![Church - Primary Blue - Icon 3](https://blog.mohiafrica.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Church%20-%20Primary%20Blue%20-%20Icon%203.png?width=951&height=1212&name=Church%20-%20Primary%20Blue%20-%20Icon%203.png) ### Church Highlights - Two home fellowship groups resumed weekly meetings, giving members opportunities to continue growing in faith together. - Twenty-four Sunday School teachers participated in training to strengthen our church’s children’s and teens’ ministries. - Our Synergy Sunday service brought 229 community members, staff, and students together for worship. Bishop Dr. Wallace Kamau, MOHI’s CEO and Co-Founder, led a youth leadership talk titled “Transformed to Transform.” ![MOHI\_Icon-Impct\_v1\_07-13-23-1](https://blog.mohiafrica.org/hs-fs/hubfs/MOHI_Icon-Impct_v1_07-13-23-1.png?width=100&height=100&name=MOHI_Icon-Impct_v1_07-13-23-1.png) ### Together in Ministry - A medical team from The Flipside Church in Rancho Cucamonga, California, held a medical camp for preschool and Grade 1 students. A total of 259 students received treatment and medicines, while the other participating students received health assessments. - A team from The Flipside Church in Rancho Cucamonga, California, spoke with staff and visited families in their homes, offering encouragement and prayer. - A team from Eastside Christian Church in Anaheim, California, helped improve nine homes. Families received beds, kitchen utensils, and plastic seats, then shared a meal and prayer with the team.   ![icon-stars](https://blog.mohiafrica.org/hubfs/icon-stars.svg) ### A Story of Hope Dan joined MOHI’s Gitathuru Center in 2013. As he grew up facing daily challenges, school offered a place where he felt valued and cared for. Teachers and social workers encouraged him, and nutritious meals helped support his learning. Through devotions, Bible teaching, discipleship, and mentorship, Dan developed a desire to know Christ and chose to give his life to Him. His faith shaped how he saw himself, related to others, and appreciated the opportunities before him. Dan worked hard at school, sat for his national Grade 8 tests in 2020, and continued to high school with MOHI’s support. During school breaks, he returned for mentorship, career guidance, and Bible teaching that helped him develop life skills and make decisions. After Grade 12, he studied Information and Communications Technology at the MOHI Technical Training Institute. He put his skills to work through part-time opportunities in internet cafés, offering typing, printing, editing, and other computer services. His earnings helped meet personal expenses and eased some financial pressure on his family. Dan later enrolled at university to pursue a Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education. During his teaching attachment, he returned to Gitathuru Center, this time to teach in classrooms where he had once been a student. It was an opportunity to give back to a community that had encouraged him. Today, Dan hopes to become a teacher who nurtures and inspires children. He continues to trust God and values integrity and accountability as he uses his education and gifts to serve others. A different name has been used to honor privacy.   ![icon-hands](https://blog.mohiafrica.org/hubfs/icon-hands.svg) ### Prayer Requests - Pray for good health and success for Grade 6 and 9 students preparing for their national tests at the end of the year. - Pray for peace, love, and unity among the families we serve. - Pray for staff well-being and for God’s grace and patience as they care for students with His love. - Pray for financial stability for community members struggling to meet their families’ needs.   ![icon-heart](https://blog.mohiafrica.org/hubfs/icon-heart.svg) ### Encourage Your Sponsored Child As you read about how God is working, please consider sending a message of encouragement to your sponsored child through the [MOHI mobile app](https://mohiafrica.org/mobile-app/) or through your [online sponsor account](https://give.mohiafrica.org/login). 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